Stocks in the Spotlight Thursday

A downbeat market saw a downgrade lay Visteon low while RadioShack fell on news that it would come up short for the year. Borders Group and Indentix were lifted by potential merger and acquisition news.

The consumer-electronics retailer confirmed what it suspected in mid-December -- that fiscal 2005 earnings will miss previous guidance. RadioShack in late October had set a goal for earnings per share in the range from $2.14 to $2.24. But two months later, the company said that it was "unlikely" to meet it. On Thursday, the company said the goal was definitely out of reach. Same-store sales for the year grew only 1%, while the fourth quarter was marked with the unsavory mix of high sales of low-margin...